We all know he's the best digger in Cairo, but Sallah's real strength is his indomitable spirit (oh, and his lovely singing voice). A loyal compatriot with a roguish streak to match Indy's own, Sallah is a lover (he's got, like, 500 children), a fighter (witness the newspaper-covered punch in The Last Crusade) and able to improvise in a tight spot (we refer you to the Nazi flag rope replacement in The Wells Of Souls). What's more, he's knows that asps are very dangerous and that five camels is adequate compensation for his brother-in-law's recently destroyed automobile.

L: Deanobeany
The reason you love the indy films? every single one of your man-child reviewers is between the age of 28 and 40.ew up watching these movies and have an unmoving bias and nostaliga for them, Your magazine holds Back To The Future, Die Hard and Indiana Jones (original trilogy) as the greatest example of cinema.
hat Kim Newman must've had a hard paper round. More

Posted by horribleives on Tuesday October 16, 2012, 06:36

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RE: Bias

L: Deanobeany
The reason you love the indy films? Because every single one of your man-child reviewers is between the age of 28 and 40. You grew up watching these movies and have an unmoving bias and nostaliga for them, Your magazine holds Back To The Future, Die Hard and Indiana Jones (original trilogy) as the t example of cinema.
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They don't actually. Odd dates too. A 40yo would have barely been 10 when Raiders came out so for it to be as successful as it was (top 20 inflation adjusted box office of all time) it clearly had a much wider appeal than a bunch of 10yos.
Also - slightly sexist. Not all Empire reviewers are male. More

Posted by elab49 on Monday October 15, 2012, 12:50

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Glad to see this article focuses mainly on the original trilogy and not on that bag of sh*te Skull. And what was that bit about Spielberg 'using practical effects and stuntmen wherever possible' on the 4th film?? Ants? Jeep swordfight? Waterfall? Aliens? Spaceships? Magnetic gunpowder? Fridges? Pyramids? MONKEYS!!!!!!! Christ it's difficult to think of a scene where Lucas.....sorry Spielberg DIDN'T use any CGI. Hang on....was Ray Winstone real or was he this film's Jar Jar Binks?....cos he was equally as annoying!
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Posted by Bobby TwoTimes on Monday October 15, 2012, 12:47

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RE: Bias

L: Deanobeany
The reason you love the indy films? Because every single one of your man-child reviewers is between the age of 28 and 40. You grew up watching these movies and have an unmoving bias and nostaliga for them, Your magazine holds Back To The Future, Die Hard and Indiana Jones (original trilogy) as the greatest example of cinema.
iased against what? Against you? If you're so down on Empire, why the hell are you a member of the site? More

Posted by Whistler on Monday October 15, 2012, 12:33

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Bias

The reason you love the indy films? Because every single one of your man-child reviewers is between the age of 28 and 40. You grew up watching these movies and have an unmoving bias and nostaliga for them, Your magazine holds Back To The Future, Die Hard and Indiana Jones (original trilogy) as the greatest example of cinema. More

Posted by Deanobeany on Sunday October 14, 2012, 17:43

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@ yakface

No there are 3. The 4th film never happened you hear? It never happened!!!! More

Posted by Charles B. Potatoes on Saturday October 13, 2012, 20:38

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Marcus Brody?

I'm biased obviously but surely he deserves an entry here?
And Pat Roach deserved his own entry! More

Posted by Marcus Brody on Saturday October 13, 2012, 20:05

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Pat Roach

The late great Pat Roach kicking Indys arse in three different characters is the reason alone to love Indy trilogy. And the reason why Kindom of the Crystal Scum sucked so badly. No Pat equals no good Indy movie. More